International Review of Social History
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The International Review of Social History (IRSH) is a scholarly journal
founded, in its current format, in 1955, by the International Institute of Social History
. The IRSH publishes academic articles that focus on research into social
and labor
history from a transnational perspective, accepting articles from both the modern and the early modern periods. It is well regarded by professional international social and labour historian as a journal which publishes authoritative papers on the discipline.
The journal publishes 4 issues per year, one of which is always a special issue collecting together articles around a given theme, edited by a guest editor. The current executive editor is Aad Blok, of the IISG. The IRSH is published by Cambridge University Press
on behalf of the IISG.
Journal
__FORCETOC__A journal has several related meanings:* a daily record of events or business; a private journal is usually referred to as a diary....
founded, in its current format, in 1955, by the International Institute of Social History
International Institute of Social History
The International Institute of Social History is a historical research institute in Amsterdam. It was founded in 1935 by Nicolaas Posthumus. The IISG is part of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences....
. The IRSH publishes academic articles that focus on research into social
Social
The term social refers to a characteristic of living organisms...
and labor
Labor relations
Industrial relations is a multidisciplinary field that studies the employment relationship. Industrial relations is increasingly being called employment relations because of the importance of non-industrial employment relationships. Many outsiders also equate industrial relations to labour relations...
history from a transnational perspective, accepting articles from both the modern and the early modern periods. It is well regarded by professional international social and labour historian as a journal which publishes authoritative papers on the discipline.
The journal publishes 4 issues per year, one of which is always a special issue collecting together articles around a given theme, edited by a guest editor. The current executive editor is Aad Blok, of the IISG. The IRSH is published by Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII in 1534, it is the world's oldest publishing house, and the second largest university press in the world...
on behalf of the IISG.